Windows Mobile 6.5 Arriving October 6

Microsoft announced recently the arrival of the first wave of Windows Mobile 6.5 cell phones, which will hit the stores tomorrow: October 6.

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But here’s an interesting note, AT&T released yesterday (October 4) a new model “AT&T Pure”; which includes Windows Mobile 6.5! Yeap, they’ve released a phone with an operating system that hasn’t been officially released just yet. Here’s some user evidence.

Here are the companies that will include devices with this new operating system:

  • North America
    Mobile operators: AT&T, Bell Mobility, Sprint, TELUS, and Verizon Wireless
    Phone manufacturers: HP, HTC, LG, Samsung, and Toshiba
  • Europe
    Mobile operators: Orange, T-Mobile, and Vodafone
    Phone manufacturers: Acer, HTC, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and Toshiba
  • Latin America
    Mobile operators: Telecom Italia Mobile Brazil
    Phone manufacturers: HTC, LG Electronics, and Samsung
  • Asia Pacific
    Mobile operators: NTT DoCoMo, SoftBank Mobile, SK Telecom, Telstra, and WILLCOM
    Phone manufacturers: Acer, HTC, LG Electronics, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and Toshiba

We’ve also already mentioned about a Sony Ericcson phone that will include Windows Mobile 6.5: XPERIA X2.

Here’s a quick reference about the improvements in 6.5 version:

  • New engine for Internet Explorer. Including support for Adobe Flash Lite.
  • Microsoft My Phone. Application to synchronize data (photos, music, contacts, etc)
  • Office mobile new version.

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